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Benefits

  • Debate Pack

    Universal Credit and Debt

    Monday, 03 June, 2019

    On 5 June 2019 there will be a Westminster Hall debate regarding universal credit and debt. The debate will be led by Ruth George MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Bereavement benefits
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Disability Living Allowance mobility component for younger children

    Friday, 17 May, 2019

    This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the lower age limits for the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) mobility components, the rationale for them, and at the position of successive governments. It also gives information on the “Family Fund Mobility Support” pilot scheme.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Children and families
    • Disability
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    ESA and PIP reassessments

    Friday, 10 May, 2019

    This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the rules on reassessing Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment claimants. Starting from 29 September 2017, some ESA and UC claimants with the most severe conditions will not have to face reassessment. PIP claimants receiving the highest level of support and whose needs are unlikely to improve may only have a "light touch" review every ten years. The Government also intends to exempt from reassessment PIP claimants over State Pension age, unless they report a change in their needs, from late spring 2019.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Disability
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Social security
  • Debate Pack

    Ten years of the work capability assessment in relation to employment support allowance and universal credit

    Thursday, 18 April, 2019

    On 24 April, there will be a Westminster Hall debate entitled "Ten years of the work capability assessment in relation to employment support allowance and universal credit". The debate is sponsored by Laura Pidcock MP and will start at 2:30pm.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Social security
  • Debate Pack

    Devolution of welfare

    Monday, 08 April, 2019

    This House of Commons Library Debate Pack briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate on “devolution of welfare” to take place on Tuesday 9 April 2019. The subject was determined by the Backbench Business Committee following an application by John Lamont MP. The debate is expected to focus on Scotland.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
  • Research Briefing

    Help with energy bills

    Wednesday, 27 March, 2019

    This Commons Library Briefing paper sets out sources of financial and practical help for constituents with domestic energy bills.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Energy
  • Debate Pack

    Administration of personal independence payments on Merseyside

    Monday, 25 March, 2019

    This House of Commons Library landing page has been published in advance of a debate entitled “Administration of Personal Independence Payments on Merseyside”. This debate is sponsored by Maria Eagle MP and will take place in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 26th March, starting 2.30pm.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19: Progress of the Bill

    Friday, 22 March, 2019

    The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 has been reported to the House with no amendments. The Bill is due to have its Report Stage and Third Reading on a date to be announced.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Immigration
    • Brexit
  • Insight

    Wages and the Universal Credit assessment period

    Monday, 18 March, 2019

    How can the way Universal Credit claimants are paid their wages affect how much benefit they receive?

    • Insight
    • Benefits
  • Research Briefing

    2019 Benefits Uprating

    Friday, 01 March, 2019

    2019/20 is the final year of the four-year freeze, which keeps most working-age benefits and tax credits at their 2015/16 cash values. Non-frozen benefits, mainly those aimed at disabled people and carers, rise in line with CPI inflation (+2.4%). The triple lock delivers a 2.6% increase to the new State Pension (£168.60 in 2019/20) and the Basic State Pension (£129.20).

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Spending of the Department for Work and Pensions

    Monday, 25 February, 2019

    This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing has been prepared in advance of an Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Department for Work and Pensions. This will take place in the House of Commons Chamber on 26 February 2019.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    What if there’s no Brexit deal?

    Friday, 08 February, 2019

    What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a situation might come about, the constitutional implications for the UK and in some cases for the devolved administrations, and what the impact might be in a range of policy areas.

    • Research Briefing
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    • Civil law
    • Climate change
    • Consumers
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  • Research Briefing

    The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19

    Friday, 25 January, 2019

    The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 was published on 20 December 2018 and its First Reading in the House of Commons took place that day. MPs will next consider the Bill at Second Reading, which will take place on Wednesday 16 January 2019.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Immigration
    • Nationality
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Brexit
  • Debate Pack

    Widowed Parent’s Allowance

    Monday, 21 January, 2019

    This House of Commons landing page briefing has been published in advance of a debate on "Widowed Parent's Allowance". This will be led by Liz Saville Roberts MP and will take place in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 23rd January 2019, starting at 11am and lasting for 30 minutes.

    • Debate Pack
    • Bereavement benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Mental health and the benefits assessment process

    Monday, 21 January, 2019

    This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing has been published in advance of a debate entitled “Mental health and the benefits assessment process”. This will be led by Angela Crawley MP and will take place on 22 January 2019 in Westminster Hall, starting at 2.30pm.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits

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